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Rivers

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Capo on the 3d fret
Chords: D/F#  ( 2 x 0 2 3 3 )
        Am7/B ( x 2 x 0 1 x )
        A7    ( x 0 2 0 1 x )
Intro:
    G      D/F#     Em         C2x
There's Gwood-chip on the walls
There's D/F#wood on the stove
You Emwould if you could
But you Ccan not, I know
But GI'm still D/F#yours    EmaloCne
We Glie on our backs
We D/F#lie on your floor
But wEme lied so much
We don't Ctalk anymore
And GI'm still D/F#yours    EmaloCne
You Amsaid you were tired
I Am(7)put on my shoes
To see Emsunlight Bmfade 
And the shadows grow Amlong
To see Emrivers go winding Bmblindly
Back to the Amstone
And the Grickety tracks
They're Bmtaking me back 
To where CI uAm7/Bsed to belAm7ong
There's a Gweight on our shoulders
D/F#Weight to your tone
You Emwait on tables
I'll Cwait by the phone
And GI'm still D/F#yours    EmalonCe
AmYou blew out the candles
Am(7)I'm not childish, just scared of the dark
I see Emsunlight Bmfade 
And the shadows grow Amlong
To see Emrivers go winding Bmblindly
Back to the Amstone
And the Grickety tracks
They're Bmtaking me back 
To where CI uAm7/Bsed to belAm7ong
BmAnd oh, oh, oh, oh, Amoh
EmOh, oh, Bmoh, oh, Amoh
BmOh, oh, oh, oh, Amoh
EmOh, oh, Bmoh, oh, Amoh    oh, oh, oh
I feel Emsunlight Bmfade 
And the shadows grow Amlong
I see Emrivers go winding Bmblindly
Back to the Amstone
And the Grickety tracks
They're Bmtaking me back 
To where CI uAm7/Bsed to belAm7ong
End on G

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Rivers

by Passenger

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Am(7)

Am7/B

Am7

Capo on the 3d fret

Chords: D/F# ( 2 x 0 2 3 3 )

Am7/B ( x 2 x 0 1 x )

A7 ( x 0 2 0 1 x )

Intro:

G D/F# Em C

There's wood-chip on the walls

D/F#

There's wood on the stove

You would if you could

But you can not, I know

G D/F# Em C

But I'm still yours alone

We lie on our backs

D/F#

We lie on your floor

But we lied so much

We don't talk anymore

G D/F# Em C

And I'm still yours alone

You said you were tired

Am(7)

I put on my shoes

Em Bm

To see sunlight fade

And the shadows grow long

Em Bm

To see rivers go winding blindly

Back to the stone

And the rickety tracks

They're taking me back

C Am7/B Am7

To where I used to belong

There's a weight on our shoulders

D/F#

Weight to your tone

You wait on tables

I'll wait by the phone

G D/F# Em C

And I'm still yours alone

You blew out the candles

Am(7)

I'm not childish, just scared of the dark

Em Bm

I see sunlight fade

And the shadows grow long

Em Bm

To see rivers go winding blindly

Back to the stone

And the rickety tracks

They're taking me back

C Am7/B Am7

To where I used to belong

Bm Am

And oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Em Bm Am

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Bm Am

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Em Bm Am

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh

Em Bm

I feel sunlight fade

And the shadows grow long

Em Bm

I see rivers go winding blindly

Back to the stone

And the rickety tracks

They're taking me back

C Am7/B Am7

To where I used to belong

End on G

About Rivers Chords by Passenger

Learn how to play Rivers by Passenger with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Rivers chords”, “Rivers guitar chords”, or “Passenger Rivers chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Rivers chords and for experienced players who want accurate Rivers lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D/F, B, A7, G, D/F#, Em.

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What key is "Rivers" in?

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